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It is not my responsibility to teach others how to be good people.
This realization became crystal clear when attempting to outline on paper my grievances with a personal relationship this morning. When the words became stunted, wouldn’t parade across the page in the manner I am accustomed to, I took note. Though I...

I have a confession to make: Sometimes I’ll fake a smile.
I’ll tug the corners of my mouth taut while my wide eyes stare into the camera.
Getting through the day with cerebral palsy and other complex health conditions — the latest of which has me pushing an IV pole up and down the hallway several times a day — is exhausting. An indescribable fatigue overwhelms me and leaves me with the...

I’ve got a bad habit of collecting memories I don’t have. I adorn the shelves of my mind with milestones I’ve never reached, organizing them into lavish frames that contrast the emptiness inside.
The developmental experiences comprising the majority of days for so many of my peers remain nothing but wonderments to me....

“‘Disabled’ is not a bad word.”
I see this phrase pasted across social media with increasing frequency. As much as I appreciate people with disabilities sharing their perspectives, I have to admit, this particular arrangement of words makes my skin quiver. “Disabled” feels like a bad...